In my local history research, from time to time I’ve come across references to a Dutton Park Rosicrucian temple, with veiled references to strange goings on. It’s also been mentioned to me by a few long term residents of nearby streets. When I finally started to dig into the story, I soon realised that it would be the most bizarre piece of local history that I have written to date.
Dutton Park
The Dutton Park Garden Theatre
Dutton Park on Gladstone Road was briefly leading Australia in popularising moving pictures with crowds of up to 7,000 attending a screening in 1909. It then returned to being a rubbish dump.